The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan
10 best books like The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan (Nancy Springer): The Body at the Tower, Peppermints in the Parlor, Half-Moon Investigations, Gilda Joyce: The Dead Drop, The Dark Lady, Lily's Ghosts, Deception, Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris, The Hollow Land, The Cookcamp
Author | Y.S. Lee |
ISBN | 0763649686 |
Now nearly a full-fledged member of the Agency, the all-female detective unit operating out of Miss Scrimshaw's Academy for Girls, Mary Quinn is back for another action-packed adventure. Disguised as a poor apprentice builder and a boy, she must brave the grimy underbelly of Victorian London - as...
Author | Barbara Brooks Wallace |
ISBN | 0689874170 |
Emily Luccock is looking forward to living at Sugar Hill Hall...She remembers her aunt and uncle's grand old mansion well. But this time things are different. Her aunt's once bright and lively home is now dead with silence. Evil lurks in every corner and the dark, shadowed walls watch and whisper late...
Author | Eoin Colfer |
ISBN | 0786849576 |
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Fletcher Moon has never been like other kids. For one thing, he has had to suffer the humiliating nickname "Half Moon" because of his short stature. But the real reason Fletcher is different is that ever since he was...
Author | Jennifer Allison |
ISBN | 0525479805 |
When Gilda lands a summer internship at Washington, D.C.'s International Spy Museum, she finds herself embroiled in both a museum haunting and a real case of espionage. While investigating a cemetery where Abraham Lincoln's son was once buried, Gilda stumbles upon a spy's ?dead drop? of classified...
While on summer vacation, little Irene Adler meets a young William Sherlock Holmes. The two share stories of pirates and have battles of wit while running wild on the sunny streets and rooftops. When Sherlock’s friend, Lupin, joins in on the fun, they all become fast friends. But the good times end...
Author | Laura Ruby |
ISBN | 0060518316 |
Lily is Furious.
She can't believe she has to move again after her mom's break-up with the latest boyfriend. Now they're broke and they'll have to spend the winter in Uncle Wes's creepy summerhouse in Cape May, New Jersey.And the place is crawling with ghosts. From the spiteful teenager who...
Author | Grace Cavendish |
ISBN | 0385733216 |
I was very lucky to find this book at my school library. The front cover was so inviting, especially since it was small and hard, really like the "daybooke" Grace uses.
I would suggest this book from the age 12+ because I attempted at reading this story in grade 4 but the old fashioned language (because...
Author | R.L. LaFevers |
ISBN | 0618927646 |
I am officially in love with this series.
It was humorous, witty and full of adventure.
Some might think it a bit childlike books but wasn't Harry Potter suppose to be for children? I think my age has given me a chance to appreciate books more than as a child.
Theodosia's comments...
Author | Jane Gardam |
ISBN | 1609452461 |
The barren, beautiful Cumbrian fells provide the bewitching setting for the adventures of Bell and Harry, two children who find enchanting wonder at every turn, as they explore THE HOLLOW LAND. Everyday challenges give a daring edge to this rural work and play. There are ancient mysteries to explore...
Author | Gary Paulsen |
ISBN | 0439523575 |
Told through the eyes of a 5-year-old boy, this is a story of adventure and discovery in a cookcamp located in the Canadian woods during World War II.
When?: World War II
Where?: A cookcamp in the Canadian woods
Why?: He's not really sure.
One summer, a 5-year-old boy goes to live...
Author | Jane Gardam |
ISBN | 0349114064 |
With the birth of her baby brother, eight-year-old Margaret Marsh is banished from the house every Wednesday afternoon to enjoy the idyllic English seaside—at peace between the world wars—with the family’s new, young, and bawdy maid. Largely ignored, the child has all the freedom she needs...
Treasury of Egyptian Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters & Mortals
Author | Donna Jo Napoli |
ISBN | 1426313802 |
The new National Geographic Treasury of Egyptian Mythology is a stunning tableau of Egyptian myths, including those of pharaohs, queens, the boisterous Sun God Ra, and legendary creatures like the Sphinx. The lyrical storytelling of award-winning author Donna Jo Napoli dramatizes the timeless...